Philip Hoffman at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
@ Royal Bank of Scotland Garden Theatre

Aug 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Why Some Nations Need Power

Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84% of the globe. For centuries, other parts of the world such as China, Japan and the Ottoman Empire, were far more advanced in many fields, yet hadn’t attempted to put a stranglehold on the wider world themselves. In this event, economic historian Philip T Hoffman asks the big question: Why Did Europe Conquer the World?

Philip Hoffman at the Edinburgh International Book Festival
@ Royal Bank of Scotland Garden Theatre

Aug 20 @ 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm

Why Some Nations Need Power

Between 1492 and 1914, Europeans conquered 84% of the globe. For centuries, other parts of the world such as China, Japan and the Ottoman Empire, were far more advanced in many fields, yet hadn’t attempted to put a stranglehold on the wider world themselves. In this event, economic historian Philip T Hoffman asks the big question: Why Did Europe Conquer the World?